JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's been a deadly winter for pelicans in the area.
Cindy Mosling, the director of the nonprofit group B.E.A.K.S, which provides medical care for birds in northeast Florida, said in the past month they have seen birds dying from hypothermia.
She says their bodies are wet and they can't regulate their temperature.
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Mosling said this is because there is something the birds are coming into contact with that makes them lose their protective coat, a soapy foam has washed up along our shores.
She also found this strange substance in the St. Johns River.
"We've taken samples from different areas and have sent them to a lab for diagnostic work," said director Cindy Mosling.
She said now that it's warm, they have a much better chance of survival, but she hopes to get test results back soon.
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